Category Archives: Cancer

Cigarette packaging is getting a dose of reality. . .

Cigarette packaging will be more graphic, starting September 2012.  Manufacturers will be required to devote 1/2 of the front and back of every cigarette package to photos and written warnings about the dangers of tobacco.  There are nine photos showing … Continue reading

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Does your New Year’s resolution resolve need a booster?

Over 13,000 women participated in a study which yielded some interesting information on what habits can increase or decrease  your cancer risk . . . and by how much. In women with a family history of breast cancer, or “other … Continue reading

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